| Joe Staton | |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Mercer Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 5 |
| Debutyear: | 1972 |
| Debutteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 1973 |
| Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .211 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 3 |
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Joseph Staton (March 8, 1948 – June 20, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, he appeared in 15 games with 19 official at bats for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball during the 1972 and 1973 seasons.[1] Staton threw and batted left-handed; he stood 6feet tall and weighed .
Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted, amateur free agent in 1970, Staton played for five seasons in the Tiger farm system, batting .301 in 518 career games.[2] He was recalled by the Tigers in September 1972 and got into six games as a pinch runner and late-inning defensive replacement at first base. In 1973, again during a September tryout, he appeared in nine games, starting three, and collected his four Major League hits, all singles. He retired from baseball after the 1974 minor league season.